Airports / Canada / YQH
Watson Lake Airport
CYQH / YQHWatson Lake, CanadaELEV 2,255 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
117 nm
To the nearest alternate
Teslin Airport (YZW).
Overview
Watson Lake Airport, listed as CYQH / YQH, is a mid-sized airport in Watson Lake, Canada. The field lies at an elevation of 2,255 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
YQH has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Teslin Airport (YZW, 117 nm), Ross River Airport (XRR, 153 nm), and Fort Liard Airport (YJF, 160 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YQH vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YQH, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQH
IATA
YQH
FAA / Local
CYQH
Elevation
2,255 ft
Coordinates
60.1168° N · 128.8220° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,255 ft, YQH sits higher than 90% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 117nmYZWTeslin AirportTeslin
- 153nmXRRRoss River AirportRoss River
- 160nmYJFFort Liard AirportFort Liard
- 182nmZFAFaro AirportFaro
- 188nmYXYWhitehorse / Erik Nielsen International AirportWhitehorse
- 200nmSGYSkagway AirportSkagway
Location
Open the full mapCYQH · Watson Lake Airport · Watson Lake, Canada